Trade and industry; employment and finance per sector, SIC 2008

Trade and industry; employment and finance per sector, SIC 2008

Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Operating costs Other operating costs Transport costs (x mln euro)
105 Manufacture of dairy products 2023 22
29-30 Transport equipment 2023 52
30 Manufacture of other transport 2023 26
309 Manufacture of transport n.e.c. 2023 8
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2023 1,198
331 Repair of machinery and equipment 2023 1,111
3311 Repair of fabricated metal products 2023 .
3312 Repair and maintenance of machinery 2023 90
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 18,643
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 457
451 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 271
4511 Sale and repair of cars 2023 230
4519 Sale and repair of trucks, trailers 2023 41
452 Specialised repair of motor vehicles 2023 99
454 Sale and repair of motorcycles 2023 8
H+J Transport, ICT 2023 .
H Transportation and storage 2023 14,025
49 Land transport 2023 5,684
491-492 Rail transport 2023 420
493 Passenger transport by road 2023 886
494 Freight transport by road 2023 4,377
4941 Freight road transport, no removals 2023 4,328
50 Water transport 2023 2,287
501-502 Sea water transport 2023 1,829
503-504 Inland water transport 2023 457
51 Air transport 2023 4,920
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023 809
522 Services activities for transport 2023 715
5221 Services for land transport 2023 79
5222 Services for water transport 2023 48
5223 Services for air transport 2023 16
5229 Agents for transport and weighing 2023 450
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2023 26
9602 Hairdressing and beauty treatment 2023 26
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table shows relevant economic data for trade and industry sectors, e.g. the number of persons employed, costs and revenues, turnover and other financial results. The figures can be divided by a number of sectors/ branches according to Statistics Netherlands' Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 2008 (SIC 2008).

Data available from: 2009.

Status of the figures:
All data in the table are definite.

Changes as of April 18, 2025:

Figures of 2023 have been added.


When will new figures be published?

Results are made available circa 15 months after the year under review. In March/April 2026, new figures will be published for 2024.


Description topics

Operating costs
The costs made to achieve the operating profits, that is the purchase value of the turnover, labour costs, and depreciation on assets, and other business expenditure.

Since 2007, wage (cost) subsidies are no longer included in net
operating returns. Therefore, wage (cost) subsidies are deducted from operating costs.
Other operating costs
The sum of the energy costs, transport costs, housing costs, costs of machinery, inventory, installations etc, other personnel costs, sales costs, communication costs, service costs and other costs not specified elsewhere.
Transport costs
Costs related to means of transport, including
- rental costs and lease costs
- repair and maintenance
- costs of insurances and road tax
- fuel costs.